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The zephyr Project Group 3 Nick Plate Jasmine Ahmadi Mary JO Dubina Erica Shallcross Anirudh

The zephyr Project Group 3 Nick Plate Jasmine Ahmadi Mary JO Dubina Erica Shallcross Anirudh Channarasappa. Overview. Concept & Design Approach Background Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Application Prototype Cost Analysis Return on Investment Summery & Conclusion.

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The zephyr Project Group 3 Nick Plate Jasmine Ahmadi Mary JO Dubina Erica Shallcross Anirudh

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  1. The zephyrProjectGroup 3Nick Plate Jasmine Ahmadi Mary JO DubinaErica Shallcross Anirudh Channarasappa

  2. Overview • Concept & Design Approach • Background • Vertical Axis Wind Turbines • Application • Prototype • Cost Analysis • Return on Investment • Summery & Conclusion

  3. Concept & Design Approach • Objective: • Design an aesthetically appealing commercial building with integrated wind turbines to generate clean energy. • Design Approach: • Integrated Vertical Axis Wind Turbines along the corners of the building • Unified building-top turbine system in x shaped array

  4. Background • How wind is generated • Temperature differences • Cold air in cities vs. warm air in surrounding area • Current Applications • Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines

  5. Vertical Axis Wind Turbines • Main concept of the building design based off of the usage of VAWT • VAWT allow for more integrated wind energy generation • Better integrated wind energy systems • More efficient in turbulent wind conditions • Like around buildings

  6. Application CornerInstallation Completed Turbine Assembly

  7. Application Cont. Complete Building Top Installation

  8. Prototype

  9. Cost Analysis (for one Assembly)

  10. Return Investment • Researched/Assumed Facts:-Average wind speed of 10mph for 12 hours per day-Average cost of electricity: 12.73 cents per kWh-Life span of Turbine is 30 years-Air density = 1.23 kg/m^3-Betz Limit = 59.26%

  11. Calculations: Maximum Available Power from wind = (.5)*(air density)*(surface area of turbine)*(wind velocity)^3*(Betz Limit) Maximum Available Power from wind = 2185watts or 2.2kW

  12. Power Generation Profit of Power Generated = (Maximum Available Power from wind)*(hours per day)*(days per year)*(current market price of electricity) Profit of Power Generated = $1226.66/yr

  13. Breakeven Time Time to Breakeven = (cost of turbine)/(profit of power Generated) Time to Breakeven = 12.27 years

  14. Return of Investment ROI = [(gain from investment) - (cost of investment)] / (cost of investment) *100 ROI = 144% over 30 years

  15. Summary and Conclusion • Engineering Design class task • Achieve Aesthetically pleasing look+ encourage clean energy turbine integration • Design process • Customer assessment • Turbine design • Installation • Power and energy

  16. Any Questions? THANK YOU

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